De Mole River, South Australia

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De Mole River
South Australia
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De Mole River
Coordinates 35°43′44″S136°48′17″E / 35.728980°S 136.804650°E / -35.728980; 136.804650
Population3 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established2002 [2]
Postcode(s) 5223 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location186 km (116 mi) south-west of Adelaide
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council [2]
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island [4]
County Carnarvon [2]
State electorate(s) Mawson [5]
Federal division(s) Mayo [6]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
22.1 °C
72 °F		11.5 °C
53 °F		534.0 mm
21 in
Localities around De Mole River:
Investigator Strait
Cape Borda De Mole River Western River
Gosse
Cape Borda Gosse Gosse
FootnotesDistances [3]
Coordinates [2]
Climate [7]
Adjoining localities [2]

De Mole River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 175 kilometres (109 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide. [3]

The locality’s boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which is reported to be derived from the stream located within its boundaries. [2] [8]

The principal land use within the locality is conservation and some agriculture, with uncleared land and land adjoining the coastline having additional statutory constraints to 'conserve natural flora and fauna' and “conserve the natural features of the coast.” [9] [2]

De Mole River is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council. [6] [5] [2]

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    1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "De Mole River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search result for "De Mole River (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0027114) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas" and "Hundreds"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 "De Mole River, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
    4. ↑ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
    5. 1 2 Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
    6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
    7. ↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
    8. ↑ Department for Environment and Heritage; Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Region (2007). "Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Region - Estuaries Information Package" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. p. 5. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
    9. ↑ "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 117, 159–160 and 267–269. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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